Aqib Talib

WILLIAMSBURG — Denver Broncos receiver Wes Welker picked up a football, turned to his left and saw a pint-sized receiver wearing the same type of Seattle Seahawks jersey that turned a potential Super Bowl-winning memory into a nightmare earlier this year.

So you could forgive Welker for giving a little extra heat on the throw to the young Seahawks fan, who wore the name of opposing quarterback Russell Wilson.

"I didn't know how much of a Seattle following there was up here," Welker said after his time as a guest counselor with the 21st Annual Colonial All-Pro Camp at William and Mary on Monday. "It was kind of funny. I definitely threw them the harder...

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